In this episode: Dr. Charles Lively, head of the IT and security programs at CSU Global Campus is our feature interview this week. News from: AngelMD, SendGrid, Webroot, Ping Identity, Optiv, Red Canary, Coalfire and a lot more!
5G is the (distant) future
5G cell phones are coming some day. Colorado is a great place for for venture funding. And for fintech companies we hope. SendGrid employees are happy. Webroot releases are report (cliff notes: cryptomining is a problem). Ping tells you 3 things not to do. Optiv tells you three things to do if something bad happens. Red Canary opines on a year or Atomic Red Team. Coalfire drops PCI knowledge.
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Denver's not getting a 5G network anytime soon, and here's why
Colorado Q3 2018 venture capital investments on track to beat 2015 record
Rocky Mountain fintech: How Denver is evolving as a hub for financial innovation
AngelMD moving headquarters from Seattle to Denver
SendGrid employees rank among 'happiest' in the country, according to Comparably
Webroot: Cryptomining Dethrones Ransomware as Top Threat in 2018 According to Webroot’s Mid-Year Threat Report Update
Ping blog: Three Common but Risky Authentication Practices to Avoid
Optiv blog: 3 Key Ways To Improve Your Incident Response
Red Canary blog: One Year of Atomic Red Team! Looking Back and Ahead
Coalfire blog: What You Need to Know from the North American PCI Community Meetings
Job Openings:
Ping Identity - Cloud Security Architect
Spry Squared - Vice President Information Security
American Cyber Security Management - CISO
CenturyLink - SR INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER
OverwatchID - Security Engineer
MedKeeper - Information Security Engineer
EverCommerce - Security Engineer
US Department of the Interior - IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
State of Colorado - Data Privacy and Security Trainer Information Management Services
Circadence - Cybersecurity Curriculum Developer (REMOTE)
Upcoming Events:
This Week and Next:
CSA Denver - October Chapter Meeting - 10/16
ISSA COS - Women in Security Special Interest - 10/16
CTA - CTA 101 - 10/17
DenSec - October Meetup - 10/17
Secureset - Cybersecurity Career Convos: Elaine Marino, Equi.li and Lady Coders - 10/18
Global Blockchain Summit - 10/19
GDPR Meetup - Data Privacy By Design: Securing Your Employees – Customers – Service Providers - 10/23
Ada Lovelace Day Celebration Denver – Women in STEM - 10/24
SecureSet - Capture the Flag - 10/24
ISSA COS - Mentorship Program October Meeting - 10/24
ISC2 Pikes Peak - October Chapter Meeting - 10/24
ISACA - Internal Audit Innovation - Leveraging Technology and New Methods to Build an Internal Audit Group of the Future - Joint Meeting with the IIA - 10/25
COS Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity for Small Business Summit - 10/26
COS ISSA - Miniseminars - 10/27
Other Notable Upcoming Events
SecureWorld Denver - 10/31-11/1
CTA - Apex Awards - 11/7
CSA - CO Fall Summit - 11/8
View our events page for a full list of upcoming events
* Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here.
* Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0
